GRAF or GRAFF, URS (c. 148 5-15 2 7) , Swiss draughts man, engraver and goldsmith. He was born at Solothurn, the son of the goldsmith Hugo Graf, and probably studied under his father and then at Basle. His art is inspired by that of Diirer and of Baldung Griin. After a period of travel he settled in Basle in 1509. In 1514 he executed a reliquary of St. Bernard for the monastery of St. Urban. This, his chief work as a gold smith, was sold by the city of Lucerne in 185o and has since dis appeared. Graf is best known for his drawings, executed in sure and bold line work. A hundred woodcuts for which he made the drawings ; a number of engravings, etchings and niellos, and some 200 drawings by his hand are extant. Most of his work is dated and signed by his monogram.